Aims Road traffic noise has been associated with hypertension but evidence for the long-
term effects on hospital admissions and mortality is limited. We examined the effects of long …

The research community has shown increasing interest in developing and using metrics to
determine the relationships between urban living and health. In particular, we have seen a …

This study compares the existing statistical association between suicide mortality and the
characteristics of places of residence (municipalities), before and during the current …

Socioeconomic inequalities are major health determinants. To monitor and understand them
at local level, ecological indexes of socioeconomic deprivation constitute essential tools. In …

Background Socioeconomic inequalities are increasingly recognised as an important public
health issue, although their role in the leading causes of mortality in urban areas in Europe …

Unhealthy dietary habits are affecting negatively the health status of citizens throughout the
world. Reversing unequal local food environments, in terms of physical accessibility to food …

Introduction Socioeconomic inequalities affecting health are of major importance in Europe.
The literature enhances the role of social determinants of health, such as socioeconomic …

Inverse relationship between socio-economic status and health has been widely
investigated in literature. Focusing on the concept of deprivation, different empirical studies …

Introduction: Tackling socioeconomic health inequalities is a big public health challenge and
ecological deprivation indexes are essential instruments to monitor and understand them. In …

Over the years, various observers of health geography have sought to 'divide'the sub-
discipline mainly along theoretical lines or to argue for a broadening of its theoretical base …